Tent



May 14, 1935. s JQST I 2,001,196

TENT

Filed June 6, 1935 j [Ti l6 2 "WT-2 j M jamue E 7 7 7 T Patented. May14, 1935 ENT:QFtwEl SamuetE. Jost, Ogden, Utah Application June 6, 1933,seal 1%."6745'11 2 Claims.

My invention relates to tents and has for its object to provide a newandefiicient tent having no center poles and having no poles in anyofthe interior space within the tent other than those usedto support eachcorner of the tent.

A still further object is to provide a tent which may be easily andquickly set up and which when set up Will be more rigid and solid thanthe usual tent.

A still further object is to provide a tent which will stand wheninheavy winds without the usual wear to the top of the tent due to thefact that the top of the tent does not rest upon any ridge poles. p

A still further object is to provide an'adjustable means forstretchingthe .tent and supporting it so that when the tent is wet the tension maybe relieved orwhen the tent is dry the slack may be taken upbythismeans.

A still further object is to provide a tent which eliminates the use orneed of guy ropes to hold the tent under normal conditions and whenextreme high winds prevail ropes may be used to These objects Iaccomplish with the device illustrated in the accompanying drawing inwhich similar numerals and letters of reference indicate like partsthroughout the several views and as de scribed in the specificationforming a part of this application and pointed out in the appendedclaims. In the drawing in which I have shown the best and most preferredmanner of buildingmy invention,

Figure l is aperspective view of the tent, dotted lines indicating thesupport thereof.

Figure 2 is a'vertical section of the tent diagonhaving a door B in oneside thereof and a window C in any other side desired. The tent A isformed with long side walls D, and sloping roof E, forming a four sidedtent with sufiicient head room, due to the long side walls. In eachcorner of the tent I place the tent poles l, with the poles providedwith an extension 2, preferably made of metal, on the bottom end thereofto be driven into the ground and hold the pole and corner of the tentrigid to the ground. The extensions 2 are either fitted into the ends ofthe poles I or are formed with the top end 211 formed into a ferrule tofit over the end of the poles I and with the upper end of the ferruleformed into a flange by which the extension may be driven into theground, either by use of a suitable means for driving on the flange orby placing the foot thereon and resting the weight on the flange.

The top ends of the poles 'l are provided each with a notch 3 thereinand a loop 4 formed therearound and over the top end of each of thepoles I. This notch and loop is to receive a bar 5 in the end of eachstrut 6. There are four struts and the inner end of each strut is fittedinto a socket l. The sockets l are hingedly connected with a cylindricalbody 8 by brackets 9 on the cylindrical body 8 and brackets la on thesockets 1. There are four sockets secured radially from the body 8 andeach socket carries a corner strut 6. The central support .for the tentis formed of an externally threaded rod IS with the threads cut so thatthe female or groove I is in the rod l9 and the male thread H is formedwithin the cylindrical body 8. The lower end of the rod I9 is providedwith a bar or handle rod l2 passed diametrically therethrough to providemeans for rotation of the rod. The top end of the rod is made of smallerdiameter at 3 to pass through the ring l4, which ring is secured in thepeak of the roof E of the tent.

Each corner of the tent is provided with metal en to aid in holding thetent rigid and to hold the sides of the tent down and stretched, andeach inner corner of the tentis provided with asuitable loop throughwhich the extensions 2 are passed.

Each corner of the roof of the tent may be provided with a ring or loopl1 in which a rope I8 may be secured to hold the tent more rigid duringhigh winds, but in normal weather conditions the ropes are not used,only one rope and loop being shown in the drawing Figure 1.

The struts are used to stretch the roof of-the tent and the eaves of thetent may be reinforced by suitable ropes or other strengthening means tokeep the tent from ripping when stretched.

Having thus described my inventionI desire to secure by Letters Patentand claim:

1. In a. tent of the class described, the combination of a walled tent,poles carried in each corner thereof, having the top end carrying a loopand with a peg on the bottom; a ring carried in the apex of'the roof; acentral threaded rod having the top end extended through said ring; athreaded body to be raised or lowered by rotation of said rod; socketspivotally secured to the outside of said body; removable strutsseverally carried in said sockets, each strut having a bar in the endthereof to extend out through an associated corner of the tent andthrough the loop in the top of a corner pole; and corner rings severallysecured in the bottom corners oi the sides ttbe ten th o h ch pegs maybe .driv en to secure the corners of the tent.

2. In a stretching support for tents, the comiai,- nation of a centralrod having the top end made of smaller diameter and having threadsformed along the larger body of the rod; internally threaded cylindricalbody carried on said rod with the threads of each meshing; a handlecarried through the bottom end of the central rod by which it may berotated; a radially extended loop bracket formed on each of four sidesof said cylindrical body; loops severally engaging said brackets;sockets severally formed integral with the last mentioned loops by whichthe sockets are pivotally secured to the cylindrical body; removablestruts to fit severally into said sockets with the ends of the strutseach garryipg 9. bar; and orner po e e c having a st k 9 1 t eendthereof and a notch in the top end thereof with a loop over said notch,said notches and loops severally to receive the bars in the ends of thestruts, said bars to extend therethrough and therebeypnd, substantiallyas described.

SAMUEL E. JOST.

